Final LA Project:
Personal Portfolio- to display growth and skill development over the course of the year in written and visual assignments, which includes rough and good copies. The portfolio will also contain a Washington trip section.
DUE: Wednesday, June 13, 2012 in class.
See Attachment:
1. Portfolio Project Assignment and Rubric Sheet
'Poetry is words from the soul; images from the heart'
- Miss Shapiro (pretty poetic, eh?)
Poetry Unit:
Narrative Poetry
Lyric Poetry
Free-Verse Poetry
Limericks/Haiku's
Journals
Evaluation Breakdown for Progress Report 2:Assignments/Projects- 35%
Final Portfolio- 25%
Participation- 25%
Tests and Quizzes- 10%* (not applicable for progress report 2)
Organization/Journals- 5%
The following will be the marks allocated for progress report 2:
1. LA/SS Persuasive Essay #1- Leadership
2.
Media and Communication: Advertising Analyzes (X2), Commercial Responses (X2), Print Ad Creation, Commercial Creation, Influences in Media Informational Report, journal entry.
3. LA/SS Persuasive Essay #2- Education In Canada
Media and Communication Unit:
Media Influences in Sports Report-
DUE at the end of classFriday, March 2, 2011LA/SS Education Essay (#2):
Due: Friday, February 24 (SS)
Monday, February 27 (LA)- All 6 Openers and Dress-ups in
EACH TOPIC (not paragraph- unless you only have one paragraph per topic)
**Please now use google docs. for easy transfer of both Social and LA feedback. This saves everyone time and trees!**
WELCOME BACK EIGHTIES!
Some updates for upcoming units/presentations:
Holocaust Model Presentations:
Monday, Jan.16, periods 4 and 10- present to classmates and teachers
Monday, Jan.23, periods 9 and 10- present to grade 7's
MESSAGE AND MEDIA UNIT:
See Attachments:Media and Communication Unit Outline (revised-online)
Media Assignments
Congratulations on a great first semester eighties! Upon return from winter break, look forward to the following:
1. Editing LA/SS Essays (please do not spend hours revising over the break! You will have time the week back from school!)
2. Holocaust Model presentations
3. Communication: Media and Message
HAVE A WONDERFUL, SAFE, RELAXING BREAK!
HANUKKAH GENRE STORY:
'Grandpa, what is the actual story of Hanukkah?'
'Well, son, according to the grade 8 students at the CJA, it has to do with curiously-named Maccabees, dinosaurs, and a bunch of stuffy, British family members..'
'Wow, grandpa! Those kids must be pretty creative, and maybe a little crazy! Can we go watch it?'
For your entertainment and education, the grade 8 students will be creating and performing the story of Hanukkah in a particular genre style (comedy and British humor). Students can use costume, prop and set pieces, musical accompaniments, and anything else appropriate for their skit.
Group participation and collaboration, creativity, and an accurate storyline are major components of a successful performance!
Break a leg!
PERSUASIVE ESSAY (LA/SS):
Summary: Students will write a 5 paragraph persuasive essay, focusing on effective leadership qualities.
Content (SS); Vocabulary, Sentence Structure, Information organization/flow, conventions (LA)
* 6 openers and 6 dress-ups in each paragraph (3 main)- length may determine alterations to this;
please see meIt is CRUCIAL that both Mr. Suissa and I see your paragraphs
as you progress in your essay so we may provide you timely and meaningful feedback!!
See Attachments:Essay Outline
Essay Writing General Information
Narrative/Essay Writing Rubric (pgs.11-15)
'ly' Adverbs for Academic Writing
SUNFLOWER 5 W'S:
Who: Main/minor characters, character descriptions and quality traits, purpose/importance in storyline/plot.
What: A story summary (What was the meaning of the title, Sunflower)
Where: AKA Setting: Places, both general and specific, of events
When: Years, timelines, day/night times, seasons
Why: Why did Simon act/make the decision he did? Why do you think the author chose to write this novel? What was her message?
Ask Yourself: Will someone who has not read Sunflower be able to grasp an understanding of the novel based on the information I have provided..?
NIGHT QUOTES:
Summary: You will select one quote from each chapter (9 total) and choose 5 to explain how our themes- Courage and/or Morality- relate to those quotes.
General Writing Tips:* Avoid a general summary of quote scene (you know the scene, I know the scene, lets move on)
* Make sure to actually mention the theme! You would think this to obvious, but not always.
'This quote represents courage because..'
* If you mention actual parts of the quote, you will get teacher impressed points. This shows me you are analyzing the words/meanings/ideas/themes in the quote, not just the overall message.
* 6 Openers and 6 dress-ups throughout entire assignment.
S
ee Attachments:Night Novel Assignment Handout
Narrative/Essay Writing Rubric (pgs. 11-15)
DANIEL'S STORY NOVEL ASSIGNMENTS:
Summary: 1) Students will write an additional chapter (chapter 13) or epilogue to
Daniel's Story2) Students will select a scene from Daniel's Story and create and direct a visual representation of that scene.
* 6 openers and 6 dress-ups throughout chapter/epilogue
See Attachments:Daniel's Story Assignment Handout
Narrative/Essay Writing Rubric (pgs.11-15)
